NAICS 562920 · Administrative and Support and Waste Management
Materials Recovery Facilities: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 1,434 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or (2) operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories.
Businesses classified here include
- Materials recovery facilities (MRF)
- MRF (materials recovery facilities)
- Recyclable materials recovery facilities
- Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream
- Waste recovery facilities
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 562920), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for materials recovery facilities
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for materials recovery facilities
- California 159 locations
- New York 124 locations
- Texas 111 locations
- Florida 62 locations
- Pennsylvania 62 locations
- Ohio 61 locations
- Illinois 55 locations
- Michigan 51 locations
- New Jersey 48 locations
- North Carolina 43 locations
All 48 states
- Alabama (15)
- Arizona (35)
- Arkansas (26)
- California (159)
- Colorado (28)
- Connecticut (15)
- Delaware (3)
- Florida (62)
- Georgia (28)
- Hawaii (16)
- Illinois (55)
- Indiana (33)
- Iowa (26)
- Kansas (9)
- Kentucky (20)
- Louisiana (13)
- Maine (21)
- Maryland (19)
- Massachusetts (33)
- Michigan (51)
- Minnesota (31)
- Mississippi (7)
- Missouri (26)
- Montana (5)
- Nebraska (3)
- Nevada (12)
- New Hampshire (5)
- New Jersey (48)
- New Mexico (3)
- New York (124)
- North Carolina (43)
- North Dakota (3)
- Ohio (61)
- Oklahoma (13)
- Oregon (21)
- Pennsylvania (62)
- Rhode Island (3)
- South Carolina (23)
- South Dakota (3)
- Tennessee (29)
- Texas (111)
- Utah (7)
- Vermont (8)
- Virginia (24)
- Washington (38)
- West Virginia (5)
- Wisconsin (40)
- Wyoming (5)